Master of Arts - Literary Studies (Q392)

The MA in Literary Studies at Aberystwyth offers students a stimulating engagement with English literature in all its depth and diversity, with the opportunity to develop particular expertise in one of a number of specialist areas. By studying the latest developments in critical theory and research methodology students will cultivate the necessary skills to undertake a 15,000 word MA Dissertation, an extensive piece of critical research in a chosen field. Students will also develop a host of transferable skills which they may deploy in a range of other academic or employment contexts. As a student on the MA in Literary Studies at Aberystwyth, students will benefit from the University’s superb library and information technology resources and have access to the unrivaled collections of the National Library of Wales, one of the five elite research libraries in the UK.